The Global Mechanism  of the UNCCD has unveiled a fully revamped web-based platform to facilitate the exchange of information among African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries as part of its scope|acp project, a South-South cooperation programme. The virtual network – for use by government representatives, civil society organizations (CSOs) and development professionals – hosts a wealth of information on funding and finance for sustainable land management (SLM) and is accessible to…

Adjuntos las notas de mi presentación en el Congreso de la RIACI en México:

EL SALTO CUALITATIVO DE LA COOPERACIÓN SUR-SUR

Enrique Maruri Londoño, Socio Fundador de Fluyt – Brokers de Conocimiento

(E-mail: emaruri@fluyt.org)

I Congreso de Cooperación Internacional…

Launch of Poverty in Focus # 24 of International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

Special Issue for Rio + 20

http://www.ipc-undp.org/pressroom/files/ipc760.pdf

The Role of South-South Cooperation in Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Development. Focus on Africa:

"With Rio+20 only a…

Brazil´s Global Development Agenda (Meeting Summary)

CHATHAM HOUSE. UK

27 october 2011

This event was convened to provide a forum for debate around Brazil’s approach to International Development between Minister Farani, policymakers, journalists and business representatives. This is part of a wider debate that resonates across the world on the role of emerging economies and the articulation of their development agendas.

Minister Marco Farani has been…

In many parts of the developing world, institutions and practitioners have accumulated concrete knowledge and practical solutions of how to improve the life of the poor. We know today that this precious knowledge can be found virtually anywhere, especially in developing countries where the scarcity in financial resources is met with down-to-earth innovation and enthusiastic commitment. Recognizing this potential, the government of Honduras, a proud Central…

The World Bank Institute's Knowledge Exchange Practice Group (WBIKE) is looking for a Senior Consultant who will strengthen the External Networks Team on a number of tasks related to WBI's support to South-South Knowledge Exchange (SSKE) platforms and networks, including the Task Team on South-South Cooperation, the Global Development Learning Network…

One of the anticipated outcomes of facilitating and supporting south-south collaboration is building relationships and networks of organizations interested in your business area or sector.  Building a cadre of local and regional organizations to call on can lead to:

• Efficiencies and economies of scale
• Increased cooperation and synergies at the regional level, and
• Increased knowledge exchange at the community and project level.

There…

On April 21, 2011, the Information Office of the State Council of China issued the first White Paper on China’s Foreign Aid, which presents an overall picture of the policy, financial resources, forms, distribution, management and international cooperation of China’s foreign aid.

China’s foreign aid began in 1950. As a developing country, over the years while focusing on its own development, China has been…

On last Monday, the World Bank launched the new World Development Report (WDR) focusing on conflict, security and development in a changing world where institutional challenges and lack of comprehensive support models are yet compromising development in many countries. Importantly, the 2011 WDR…

The Africa Platform on Development Effectiveness brings consultation, coordination and a common voice to Africa's development perspectives, strategies and policies focusing on capacity development, aid effectiveness and south-south cooperation. Development effectiveness is the ability to achieve results that positively impact on people's lives and societies in a…

International cooperation refers to a group of actions and/or resources exchanged between actors from different countries, voluntarily and according to their own interests and strategies.

Robinson (2008) argues that international cooperation, by itself, cannot be catalogued as bad or god, because it is a type of human interaction that functions as a means to an end. In fact, the author proposes that this end is precisely what determines the value of a given act of…

Qualified candidates, please send CV and cover letter to Dean Thompson at dthompson@worldbank.org by Friday, January 28, 2011. Note - this position would be supported by a part time research assistant who would be based in Washington, D.C. However, the desired candidate need not be DC based.…

On 30 June 2010, The TT-SSC launched its new work plan 2010-2011 (see attached documents): the essential guide to the activities of the task team towards the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Korea and other global processes, such as the UN-DCF and the G20. Inspired by the Bogotá Statement, the TT-SSC will generate analysis and policy recommendations for…

The Task Team on South-South Cooperation will host a side event at the UN Development Cooperation. The side event will be an opportunity to share the progress to date of the TT-SSC and discuss ways forward in strengthening the evidence-base and inclusive process on south-south cooperation and effectiveness towards the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 2011. Participation is open to all those participating in the UN DCF. The event will be held from 11h00-13h00, 30 June, 2010, UN…